PSYC 3083 Chapter : Family Theory
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Highlights: one of the major schools of thought, four major approaches, structural, strategic, fs of bowen, existential/humanistic. Ii: belief in healing power of love and the salvation of humankind, peoplemaking , love and being warm about people, constructs, self-esteem or self worth. If you had good self-esteem you kept it; person values himself even if others think differently. Loving self is precondition for loving others: acknowledgement of uniqueness and worth of each individual. Level of seld esteem is product of early family experience: self-mandala: human essence, body, thoughts, feelings, relationships, contect of relationship, nutrition, soul, communication, process and outcomes, function: clear, complete and assertive, congruent : verbal and nonverbal messages match. Techniques: creating experiences for family to change, spontaneity crucial , often satir used touch (touch hand) Repulsed by person; act it out : 1. Highlights: salavador minuchin, families and family therapy.
